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Science journalists take research crash course at MBL

Published on June 7, 2016

Twelve intrepid science journalists spent 10 days this spring delving into biological or environmental research at the MBL, under the guidance of scientists. The journalists were 2016 recipients of fellowships from the MBL Logan Science Journalism Program, now entering its 31st year. In the spirit of the MBL’s “learning by discovery” model, the journalists learned how to frame a research question, gather and analyze data, and (scariest of all) present their results to their colleagues at a mini-symposium at the end of the program.

“This program showed me what it’s like to think like a scientist, and for that reason, will undoubtedly change the way I write about research,”said fellow David Levin. “It was far and away the most valuable fellowship I’ve done to date.”